★“This is the Buddha’s bowl”­­––representing the faith, devotion and accumulation of merits of all sentient beings.

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■ Recollecting the Buddha, the Dharma, and the Sangha

 

With this bowl, you should think, “Oh! This is the Buddha’s bowl.” That is the thought we should have when thinking of the alms bowl.

 

Furthermore, by thinking that “this is the Buddha’s bowl, and I am a sangha,” your mind is not apart from the Three Jewels.

 

In this way, the one that is offering the food accumulates countless merits, no different than offering the food to the Buddha directly. The one receiving the food is also free of the obscurations of misusing the offerings. There are such inconceivable benefits to thinking of the alms bowl in this way.

 

For more explanations, please click the links below:

 

★For thevideo and text in English:

http://garchen.tw/English/Videos/Talks

 

★For the video and text in Chinese:

http://garchen.tw/Shared_resources/Talk_Videos

 

 

May all benefit.

 

Garchen Dharma Institute, Taiwan.

www.garchen.tw